A maxi skirt with visible drop stitch patterns creating vertical openwork lines, the skirt flares out slightly towards the bottom hem.

BeginnerUS TermsModular

A full-length maxi skirt with a fitted waistband and a gentle A-line silhouette. Drop stitches run vertically from the waistband to the hem, creating a lacy pattern. The skirt has a subtle flare for movement and flow.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · Acrylic · Bronze · 1840yd

WORSTED · Acrylic · Coffee · 90yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Waistband

R1Ch 187, join with sl st to first ch to form a ring, being careful not to twist. Sc in each ch around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R2Sc in each st around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R3Sc in each st around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R4Sc in each st around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R6Sc in each st around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R7Sc in each st around, join. (187)(187 sts)
R8Sc in each st around, join. (187) Do not fasten off: the next piece is worked from these stitches.(187 sts)

Upper Skirt

R1Pick up 187 sc evenly around opening, join. (187)(187 sts)
R2[sc 6, inc] x 26, sc in next 5 st, join. (213)(213 sts)
R3[sc 211, dec] x 1, join. (212)(212 sts)
R4[sc 210, dec] x 1, join. (211)(211 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (211)(211 sts)
R6[sc 209, dec] x 1, join. (210)(210 sts)
R7Sc in each st around, join. (210)(210 sts)
R8[sc 208, dec] x 1, join. (209)(209 sts)
R9Sc in each st around, join. (209)(209 sts)
R10[sc 207, dec] x 1, join. (208)(208 sts)
R11Sc in each st around, join. (208)(208 sts)
R12[sc 206, dec] x 1, join. (207)(207 sts)
R13Sc in each st around, join. (207)(207 sts)
R14[sc 205, dec] x 1, join. (206)(206 sts)
R15[sc 204, dec] x 1, join. (205)(205 sts)
R16Sc in each st around, join. (205)(205 sts)
R17[sc 203, dec] x 1, join. (204)(204 sts)
R18Sc in each st around, join. (204)(204 sts)
R19[sc 202, dec] x 1, join. (203)(203 sts)
R20Sc in each st around, join. (203)(203 sts)
R21[sc 201, dec] x 1, join. (202)(202 sts)
R22Sc in each st around, join. (202)(202 sts)
R23[sc 200, dec] x 1, join. (201)(201 sts)
R24Sc in each st around, join. (201)(201 sts)
R25[sc 199, dec] x 1, join. (200)(200 sts)
R26[sc 198, dec] x 1, join. (199)(199 sts)
R27Sc in each st around, join. (199)(199 sts)
R28[sc 197, dec] x 1, join. (198)(198 sts)
R29Sc in each st around, join. (198)(198 sts)
R30[sc 196, dec] x 1, join. (197)(197 sts)
R31Sc in each st around, join. (197)(197 sts)
R32[sc 195, dec] x 1, join. (196)(196 sts)
R33Sc in each st around, join. (196)(196 sts)
R34[sc 194, dec] x 1, join. (195)(195 sts)
R35Sc in each st around, join. (195)(195 sts)
R36[sc 193, dec] x 1, join. (194)(194 sts)
R37[sc 192, dec] x 1, join. (193)(193 sts)
R38Sc in each st around, join. (193)(193 sts)
R39[sc 191, dec] x 1, join. (192)(192 sts)
R40Sc in each st around, join. (192)(192 sts)
R41[sc 190, dec] x 1, join. (191)(191 sts)
R42Sc in each st around, join. (191)(191 sts)
R43[sc 189, dec] x 1, join. (190)(190 sts)
R44Sc in each st around, join. (190)(190 sts)
R45[sc 188, dec] x 1, join. (189)(189 sts)
R46Sc in each st around, join. (189)(189 sts)
R47[sc 187, dec] x 1, join. (188)(188 sts)
R48[sc 186, dec] x 1, join. (187)(187 sts)
R49Sc in each st around, join. (187) Do not fasten off: the next piece is worked from these stitches.(187 sts)

Lower Skirt

R1Pick up 213 sc evenly around opening, join. (213)(213 sts)
R2[sc 3, inc] x 46, sc in next 29 st, join. (259)(259 sts)
R3Sc in each st around, join. (259)(259 sts)
R4[sc 257, dec] x 1, join. (258)(258 sts)
R5Sc in each st around, join. (258)(258 sts)
R6[sc 256, dec] x 1, join. (257)(257 sts)
R7Sc in each st around, join. (257)(257 sts)
R8[sc 255, dec] x 1, join. (256)(256 sts)
R9Sc in each st around, join. (256)(256 sts)
R10[sc 254, dec] x 1, join. (255)(255 sts)
R11Sc in each st around, join. (255)(255 sts)
R12[sc 253, dec] x 1, join. (254)(254 sts)
R13Sc in each st around, join. (254)(254 sts)
R14Sc in each st around, join. (254)(254 sts)
R15[sc 252, dec] x 1, join. (253)(253 sts)
R16Sc in each st around, join. (253)(253 sts)
R17[sc 251, dec] x 1, join. (252)(252 sts)
R18Sc in each st around, join. (252)(252 sts)
R19[sc 250, dec] x 1, join. (251)(251 sts)
R20Sc in each st around, join. (251)(251 sts)
R21[sc 249, dec] x 1, join. (250)(250 sts)
R22Sc in each st around, join. (250)(250 sts)
R23Sc in each st around, join. (250)(250 sts)
R24[sc 248, dec] x 1, join. (249)(249 sts)
R25Sc in each st around, join. (249)(249 sts)
R26[sc 247, dec] x 1, join. (248)(248 sts)
R27Sc in each st around, join. (248)(248 sts)
R28[sc 246, dec] x 1, join. (247)(247 sts)
R29Sc in each st around, join. (247)(247 sts)
R30[sc 245, dec] x 1, join. (246)(246 sts)
R31Sc in each st around, join. (246)(246 sts)
R32[sc 244, dec] x 1, join. (245)(245 sts)
R33Sc in each st around, join. (245)(245 sts)
R34Sc in each st around, join. (245)(245 sts)
R35[sc 243, dec] x 1, join. (244)(244 sts)
R36Sc in each st around, join. (244)(244 sts)
R37[sc 242, dec] x 1, join. (243)(243 sts)
R38Sc in each st around, join. (243)(243 sts)
R39[sc 241, dec] x 1, join. (242)(242 sts)
R40Sc in each st around, join. (242)(242 sts)
R41[sc 240, dec] x 1, join. (241)(241 sts)
R42Sc in each st around, join. (241)(241 sts)
R43Sc in each st around, join. (241)(241 sts)
R44[sc 239, dec] x 1, join. (240)(240 sts)
R45Sc in each st around, join. (240)(240 sts)
R46[sc 238, dec] x 1, join. (239)(239 sts)
R47Sc in each st around, join. (239)(239 sts)
R48[sc 237, dec] x 1, join. (238)(238 sts)
R49Sc in each st around, join. (238)(238 sts)
R50[sc 236, dec] x 1, join. (237)(237 sts)
R51Sc in each st around, join. (237)(237 sts)
R52Sc in each st around, join. (237)(237 sts)
R53[sc 235, dec] x 1, join. (236)(236 sts)
R54Sc in each st around, join. (236)(236 sts)
R55[sc 234, dec] x 1, join. (235)(235 sts)
R56Sc in each st around, join. (235)(235 sts)
R57[sc 233, dec] x 1, join. (234)(234 sts)
R58Sc in each st around, join. (234)(234 sts)
R59[sc 232, dec] x 1, join. (233)(233 sts)
R60Sc in each st around, join. (233)(233 sts)
R61[sc 231, dec] x 1, join. (232)(232 sts)
R62Sc in each st around, join. (232)(232 sts)
R63Sc in each st around, join. (232)(232 sts)
R64[sc 230, dec] x 1, join. (231)(231 sts)
R65Sc in each st around, join. (231)(231 sts)
R66[sc 229, dec] x 1, join. (230)(230 sts)
R67Sc in each st around, join. (230)(230 sts)
R68[sc 228, dec] x 1, join. (229)(229 sts)
R69Sc in each st around, join. (229)(229 sts)
R70[sc 227, dec] x 1, join. (228)(228 sts)
R71Sc in each st around, join. (228)(228 sts)
R72Sc in each st around, join. (228)(228 sts)
R73[sc 226, dec] x 1, join. (227)(227 sts)
R74Sc in each st around, join. (227)(227 sts)
R75[sc 225, dec] x 1, join. (226)(226 sts)
R76Sc in each st around, join. (226)(226 sts)
R77[sc 224, dec] x 1, join. (225)(225 sts)
R78Sc in each st around, join. (225)(225 sts)
R79[sc 223, dec] x 1, join. (224)(224 sts)
R80Sc in each st around, join. (224)(224 sts)
R81Sc in each st around, join. (224)(224 sts)
R82[sc 222, dec] x 1, join. (223)(223 sts)
R83Sc in each st around, join. (223)(223 sts)
R84[sc 221, dec] x 1, join. (222)(222 sts)
R85Sc in each st around, join. (222)(222 sts)
R86[sc 220, dec] x 1, join. (221)(221 sts)
R87Sc in each st around, join. (221)(221 sts)
R88[sc 219, dec] x 1, join. (220)(220 sts)
R89Sc in each st around, join. (220)(220 sts)
R90[sc 218, dec] x 1, join. (219)(219 sts)
R91Sc in each st around, join. (219)(219 sts)
R92Sc in each st around, join. (219)(219 sts)
R93[sc 217, dec] x 1, join. (218)(218 sts)
R94Sc in each st around, join. (218)(218 sts)
R95[sc 216, dec] x 1, join. (217)(217 sts)
R96Sc in each st around, join. (217)(217 sts)
R97[sc 215, dec] x 1, join. (216)(216 sts)
R98Sc in each st around, join. (216)(216 sts)
R99[sc 214, dec] x 1, join. (215)(215 sts)
R100Sc in each st around, join. (215)(215 sts)
R101Sc in each st around, join. (215)(215 sts)
R102[sc 213, dec] x 1, join. (214)(214 sts)
R103Sc in each st around, join. (214) Fasten off and weave in ends.(214 sts)